Popular Poems About Monsters

a half burnt      
cigarette      
glaring at me;      
blowing snow rings        
into atmospheric-smog      
between word placement,      
punctuation, font, and form      
collecting        
crumpled metaphors      
origami basket balls      
landing on      
the floor      
       
I lied, tonight      
saying "I'll be alright"      
diluting reality's fears      
in ink-tears      
letting words form      
the script        
of rehabilitation      
        ...

They say I am ugly,
But nobody knows
I stay out of sight,  
Where nobody goes.
 
I was protecting my home,
Where men dared to roam,  
attacking and killing ,
for reasons unknown  
 
Bloodshed and murder.
Began to unfold,  
That's when my heart,  
Became frozen and cold.
 
I hid in the shadows,  
Driven by rage,
Conjuring  ways,
 to get rid of this plague .
 
Rage turned to despair,  
As slithering serpent's  
Hissing and whispering  
Replaced my hair. ...